12 really mexican Recipes

grain white rice, fresh tomatoes or 7 oz canned tomatoes, okay to include the juice, white onion, coarsely chopped, garlic clove, cut up roughly, olive oil, vegetable stock (try to use homemade stock for really good flavor!) or 2 cups chicken stock (try to use homemade stock for really good flavor!), salt, fresh chili pepper, of your choice (we like jalapeno for kick), fresh green peas or 3/4 cup frozen green pea, fresh ground black pepper

chopped ripe olives, chopped green chilies (if you are really daring and like hot, you can use jalepeno s), tomatoes, peeled and chopped, chopped green onions, mashed garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, pepper, seasoning salt

dough, masa flour- coarse for tamales - a special lime treated corn flour, shortening heated to liquid ( could be lard, use white vegetable shortening or even oil ) i used crisco brand shortening, baking powder, salt, heaping tbsp chipole powder or chili powder ( gives the dough a little kick ), heated chicken broth or as needed, mixed shredded mexican cheese ( jack, cheddar ,asadero etc ), roasted, peeled , seeded jalepeno and anaheim chili peppers( plus i used some sweet ones too ), corn husks ( i used less than 1/2 the package )

refried beans, tortilla chips, fresh cilantro, olives (black ), corn, tomatoes, yellow bell peppers (or any color really), mild salsa, avocados (black skinned kind, ripe )

cinnamon tea bags, swiss miss diet cocoa mix, water, boiled

red kidney beans (really, really sorry, ed. we like beans a lot), firm tofu, olive oil, sweet onion, diced (vidalia, oso, etc.), bell pepper, diced (any color ), stalks celery, diced, carrot, diced, jalapeno peppers, chopped (remove the seeds and membrane from 1 pepper, use other types of hot peppers if you dare!), crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic cloves, smashed, salt and pepper, orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, dark chocolate (70% dark preferred), salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, cumin, thyme, basil, oregano, hungarian paprika, mexican chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, dried parsley, dried cilantro, brown sugar, cocoa powder

shrimp, scallops, limes, juiced, lemon, juiced, white onion, chopped, cucumber, peeled and chopped, tomato, coarsely chopped, jalapeno pepper, chopped, serrano pepper, chopped, cilantro, olive oil, kosher salt, ground black pepper to taste

fritos chili cheese corn chips, crushed, pita bread, diced, egg, nacho cheese (the kind that has a kick to it already), milk, frozen bell peppers, frozen mexican-style vegetables, ground beef, beef round tip steaks , sliced across the grain into bite size pieces (or any other steak, really), all-purpose seasoning (i like french-fry seasoning ), salt and pepper, monterey jack cheese, shredded, american cheese, sour cream

ground beef chuck, ground pork, meat drippings , or as desired, minced onion, garlic, minced, irish stout beer (such as guinness), tomato paste, water, beef stock, chili powder, ground cumin, dried mexican oregano, smoked paprika, ground coriander seed, unsweetened cocoa powder, chipotle-flavored hot sauce (such as tabasco chipotle pepper sauce), cornmeal, all-purpose flour

olive oil, chopped onion, chopped celery, gloves minced garlic, chopped carrots, kernels from 1 ear of corn (or 1 can whole kernel corn, drained), chopped tomatoes, chicken taco seasoning, chicken stock, green beans, drained, frozen stew vegetables, more fresh chopped cilantro, dry elbow pasta, garlic salt, onion powder, rough chopped cooked chicken breast, salt and pepper to taste